I admit it, the love for Silver Linings is a complete head scratcher to me. Not that it’s a bad movie. It’s fine. It’s good. It’s enjoyable. It’s just… I don’t know. Anyway, good for Moonrise Kingdom. Good for Beasts of the Southern Wild and Bernie. Good for Middle of Nowhere and Starlet.

19th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 19th annual Someone to Watch
Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet
received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000
unrestricted grant.

STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 18th annual Truer Than
Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features
who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a
$25,000 unrestricted grant.

Good for BERNIE indeed. Also perplexed at SILVER LININGS, which may be the year’s most overrated film. Aghast at the major nods for KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, a gay-themed film I saw at Tribeca that was quite poor.